Circulations (Parisan̄caraṇa)
Kathmandu, Nepal (2021)
Parisan̄caraṇa (Circulation) follows the Nepali community of Kathmandu. This project looks
at the city during its largest annual festival, Dashain. It focuses on the conflicting energies,
of sanctity and rituals, with the cities ongoing construction and industrial development.
Since the 2015 Earthquakes, Kathmandu has been left in an endless cycle of building and
industrial sprawl. As citizens fled to the capital, to start new lives after their homes and
towns were destroyed, the need for expansion grew more prevalent. Just as the cycle of
pujas, stupa circumambulation and annual festivals rotate so does the constant growth of
the city’s urban expansion. Through audio and video, this work focuses on the balance
between the harmonious living of the community and the continuous sounds of machinery
and motorised technology.
